Homemade Spice Rack

Forget the spice rack!! Use a mop holder to store spices on the inside of a cabinet door. (no more searching through the deep cupboard for that one spice!) so smart!!

Bryant Chicken Mushroom Lasagna

-1 lb. Chicken Tenderloins or breast cut up after cooked
-2 small jars of alfredo sauce
-1 sm. can cream of mushroom, do not add water per can instructions!
-Pre cooked lasagna
-Mushrooms chopped
-Mozzerella Cheese
-Lasagna pan greased

Cook chicken on medium heat, in olive oil or any oil you like. Season chicken to your liking. I use garlic powder and cumin. After chicken is cooked through put in strainer and set aside. Put new oil in pan if there isnt any and cook mushrooms on medium heat till tender (about 5 or so minutes). Add cut up chicken to mushrooms, stir, then add cream of mushroom and both jars of alfredo sauce. Stir to mix throughly. Now take greased lasagna pan and layer with noodles/sauce/cheese repeat till sauce is gone. Layer top thick with Moz cheese. put in the oven at 350 til top is golden brown (about 15 minutes or so)

Wednesday night Glass Blowing

Pictures of my fellow student Pam and our instructor Michelle

A couple pieces I made from class

Well, Wednesday night's glassblowing class was amazing. I made a cup and flower.

The cup has very intense steps, I didn't get a chance to take any photos because it was very fast paced. I learned a lot more this class. Well next Wednesday is going to be the last night :( I am sad that is will be over but I cant wait to be able to take more classes there and when I get better to be able to rent the studio to make many peices of glass art. Here are the peices that I made so far Flower, Cup.....Vase and Christmas Ornament...Vase and Ornament were in annealer so I wasnt able to take good photos of them yet ;p

Here is the link if you would like to make some masterpeices of your own http://www.lilliepadstudios.com/index.php/class/molting-glass-as-material

My Wednesday Night At Lillie Pad Studios

Well, yesterday was my first glassblowing class and it was amazing. I had a lot of fun. One thing, I thought I was a pretty great multi-tasker, BOY was I soooo wrong HAHAHA. Glassblowing is very hard and it takes many steps and procedures to get it right...but all at the same time it is actually easy LOL if that makes any sense....when you get the hang of how to use the tools etc. it makes it easier. Well here is some photos from last night....ENJOY...more photos to come next Wednesday.

Below are pictures of my instructor giving us a tutorial on how to make a cup :)

Thought of the DAY

I just do not understand why men/women get into a serious relationship or even get married when they really are not commited to the other. They lie and cheat the whole time so they can have secret relationships on the side. So I ask WHY? I just dont understand it, there is plenty of men and women that want to have open relationships or just want to sleep around. So why destroy a person mentally. BE COMMITED OR DON'T COMMIT and save a person from years of torment, with them blaming their other significant others they have in the future of wronging them!

Here is another thing...what the hell is up with people still wanting to be with someone AFTER they cheated...I mean I really do understand you should forgive but God never told us to be foolish either. Along with this point ok so you forgive them for cheating but then if they do it a SECOND TIME...OH HELL NO...that is where EVERYONE should draw the line....I mean it even says in the bible that should be the only way out of a marriage is if the spouse has commited adultery, which shows that it is that bad, but ya know in some cases I do truely believe you have got to know what you are getting yourself into! For instance, you should NEVER marry someone that has already cheated on you several times, I mean the first time is bad enough but SEVERAL times, come on WAKE UP....those kind of people unfortunately and  obviously had it coming if you are gonna knowingly stay with a cheater than brace yourself for an extremely rocky horrible life style!!!!!!

Pesto Pasta and Chicken

Original recipe makes 8 servings

 

• 1 (16 ounce) package bow tie pasta
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

• crushed red pepper flakes to taste
• 1/3 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and cut into strips
• 1/2 cup pesto sauce 
   

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic until tender, then stir in chicken. Season with red pepper flakes. Cook until chicken is golden, and cooked through.
3. In a large bowl, combine pasta, chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto. Toss to coat evenly.

Bryant Breakfast Homies

Ingredients:
2 Waffles
4 Slices of Ham
2 Slices of Cheese (your preference) I use yellow american from deli
2 Eggs
2 tbsp. divided Butter

Place Ham in pan over medium heat with melted butter or olive oil (or whatever you prefer), cook ham til slightly browned mean while toast waffles, place cheese on top of ham when ham is browned, cheese is done on ham when melted, place ham/cheese combo on top of buttered waffles, then cook eggs to your liking I like mine over medium, place cooked egg on top of waffle/ham/cheese....then if you like put syrup on top or eat it plain...this is an awesome recipe!!!
*photo to come next time I make em

Blackened Tuna Steaks

8 oz sushi grade tuna, lightly add olive oil to both sides, creole spice (if you like it more spicy) or just use Chef Pauls blackening season cook 3-5 minutes on each side Has to be done on a grill, not in a pan or it won't taste the same
*picture to follow when I try this recipe

Chicken and Dumplings

Chicken & Dumplings For The Soul

Nonie's Chicken and Dumplings

Stew:

• 3 Tbsp. butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 bunch celery, chopped
• 1 whole chicken fryer (about 4 lbs.)
• 3 chicken bouillon cubes
• 6 cups chicken broth or water
• salt and pepper to taste

Dumplings:

• 2 cups flour
• 4 tsps. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 Tbsp. dried basil (optional)
• 2 Tbsp. Crisco shortening
• 3/4 -1 cup buttermilk

In a large pot over high heat, saute onions, celery and bouillon cubes in butter til tender. Add whole chicken fryer to pot and cover with 6 cups water or chicken stock. Cook over medium heat til chicken is cooked through.
Once chicken is cooked through, pull out and place on a cutting board. Once cool enough to handle, take off all the meat and shred into bite sided pieces. Add chicken back to pot and season with salt and pepper to your liking. Bring to boil.
While the chicken stew is coming to a boil, make the dumplings: In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and dried basil. Mix dry ingredients and cut in shortening with a fork or a pastry cutter. Stir dough while adding buttermilk. Start with 3/4 cup and add more til completely moistened and biscuit like but not wet.
Drop by the spoon full onto the boiling stew. Do not stir dumplings. Reduce heat to low and cover pot with a tight fitting lid. Allow dumplings to steam for 15 minutes. Once dumplings are cooked through, stir dumplings into the stew and serve. The flour from the dumplings will thicken the stew.

Spaghetti in Garlic Gravy with Herbs and Lemon Marinated Chicken and Cherry Tomatoes

I made this recipe the other day and it was sooo darn good. Also I was thinking that you may be able to use the garlic gravy to make garlic bread for spaghetti :)

Spaghetti in Garlic Gravy with Herbs and Lemon Marinated Chicken and Cherry Tomatoes
Ingredients:
500 grams spaghetti pasta (cooked al dente)
1 pound chicken breast fillets (sliced into 1 inch chunks)
For the chicken marinade:
2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped
2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped (if using dried, use half of the amount)
Zest of 1 lemon
Juice of ½ a lemon
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon coarse salt (not table salt)
½ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (to sauté the marinated chicken)
-  Add all the marinade ingredients into the chicken and marinade for 20 minutes (if making this dish in pronto) or over night (if making this dish the next day… much better).
-  Saute the marinated chicken in extra virgin olive oil until cooked (about 4-5 minutes) then set aside.
For the garlic gravy:
½ stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 large cloves garlic, finely minced
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 ½ cups chicken stock
1 Tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
¼ cup parsley, chopped (to sprinkle/finish the pasta)
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
2 cups whole cherry tomatoes
-  Place sauté pan over medium heat and add butter and olive oil.
-  Saute garlic until fragrant and soft.
-  Add the flour and cook for a minute.
-  Add chicken stock and simmer gravy until thickened then add the chopped basil.
-  Season with salt and pepper.
-  Add the sauteed chicken in the gravy then toss the cooked spaghetti into this  sauce.
-  Add the cherry tomatoes and finish the dish with the chopped parsley and grated parmesan cheese (serve extra on the side).
Makes 5-6 servings.

Taco Balls

I made this recipe and it was a big hit in my family!!! It was a great recipe :)

taco balls: 1 pkg, jumbo crescent rolls, 3 oz cream cheese, 1/2 mexican shredded cheese, 3/4 c shredded chicken, 1/3c taco sauce, 2 tsp, taco seasoning mix, 1/4 c cheese for sprinkling.350 oven 10 min or til golden, ( put cream cheese and shredded cheese in the microwave and nuke for 30-40 sec till softened and add other ingredients , roll in crescents and bake!!

Learning how to EXTREME COUPON

Well I never knew how much money you could save using coupons until I met a woman when I was a little girl. I was over her house and she had a "stockpile" of goods of every kind, of course being the nosey lil kid I was, I asked whats with all the groceries. Thats the first time I heard about a fanatic couponer, a person who can go into a store, purchase a large amount of groceries, use coupons in such a way that the store ends up having to pay you instead of you paying them!

Now as I am older and the economy is not as good as it could or should be, I am realizing it may come in great use for me to learn this skill. So here I am I am blogging, reading and researching how to coupon with success.

So if there is anyone that knows anything about this or has any valuable info to share that willl help me or fellow couponers please leave a comment :D

Old Time Photo in the New age

Put a picture in a mason Jar and add olive oil

Super Cool Crayons

These are popular among the kids!

Decorating Your Belly Cast

”A moment in my tummy, a lifetime in my heart”

 

 

Homemade Finger Paints

Homemade Facial Toner: All Natural & Skin Brightening

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Lemon juice

1 Cup Water

2/3 Cup Witch hazel (can purchase at any drug store)

Plastic bottle or jar

Facial toner recipe for those with normal to dry skin.

*For oily skin add 2 Tablespoons Alcohol*

Skin Brightening Toner

STEP ONE: Mix ingredients in a bottle or jar.

STEP TWO: Cleanse skin with facial cleanser and rinse. Repeat.

STEP THREE: Apply toner with a cotton pad, sweep upward and outward over entire face and neck.

STEP FOUR: Apply moisturizer.

Benefits:

Witch Hazel: Tightens pores and reduces inflammation.

Lemon Juice: Reduce blemishes and lightens skin.

Use facial toner both morning and night for a deeper cleanse, smaller pores and bright, radiant skin!